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Hepatoprotective effects of Calotropis gigantea extract against carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury in rats Cover

Hepatoprotective effects of Calotropis gigantea extract against carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury in rats

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|Mar 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10007-009-0002-2 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
Language: English
Page range: 89 - 96
Published on: Mar 20, 2009
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© 2009 Gaurav Lodhi, Hemant Singh, Kamlesh Pant, Zeashan Hussain, published by Croatian Pharmaceutical Society
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Volume 59 (2009): Issue 1 (March 2009)